secret

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in Vietnamese Tin mật, bí mật

BrE /ˈsiːkrət/ AmE /ˈsiːkrət/

noun / adjective en → vi

1 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION [singular] A2

Tin mật, bí mật

a piece of information that is kept hidden from other people and known only by a few people

  • keep a secret

Collocations a closely guarded secret · a state secret

  • He has kept the secret for years.

    Anh ấy đã giữ bí mật đó trong nhiều năm.

2 HIDDEN [adjective] B1

Ẩn, giấu kín

not known about or seen by other people; hidden from view

  • a secret place

Collocations secret garden · secret passage

  • There's a secret entrance to the building.

    Có một cửa vào bí mật dẫn đến tòa nhà.

3 SECRETIVE [adjective] B1

Giữ kín, im lặng

not telling other people about your plans or feelings; not willing to talk openly

  • be secret about something

Collocations secretive person · secretive manner

  • She's very secretive about her work.

    Cô ấy rất kín tiếng về công việc của mình.

4 SECRETLY [adverb] A2

Bí mật, thầm kín

in a way that is not known by other people; in secret

  • do something secretly

Collocations secretly admire · secretly love

  • She secretly loves him.

    Cô ấy thầm yêu anh ấy.

5 SECRETARY [noun] B2

Nhân viên hành chính, thư ký (cấp cao)

(British English) a person who works in a government department and is responsible for dealing with official documents, letters, etc.

  • a Home Office secret
  • The Foreign Secretary is responsible for foreign affairs.

    Thư ký Ngoại giao chịu trách nhiệm về các vấn đề ngoại giao.

6 SECRETARY [noun] B2

Thư ký văn phòng

(North American English) a person who works in an office and is responsible for dealing with letters, documents, etc.

  • a company secretary
  • The company secretary is in charge of the office.

    Thư ký công ty phụ trách văn phòng.

7 SECRETARY [noun] C1

Thư ký chính trị

(British English) a person who works for a political party and is responsible for organizing meetings, etc.

  • a Labour Party secret
  • The party secretary organizes the meetings.

    Thư ký đảng phụ trách tổ chức các cuộc họp.

8 SECRETARY [noun] C1

Thư ký chính trị (Mỹ)

(North American English) a person who works for a political party and is responsible for organizing meetings, etc.

  • a Democratic Party secret
  • The party secretary arranges the events.

    Thư ký đảng sắp xếp các sự kiện.